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Okay row number seven is the one that is unique and this is where we are going to take the material and we are going to fold it. So what’s going to happen here is that we are going to - so you see it’s like this. There is the back and there’s the one angle on the one angle. And what we are going to do is that we are going to fold each so that these two angles here come together. And by doing so, it creates the sleeves to the spot and that’s where you ended up with. So let’s go across this line and we will show you how to do that.

So one, two and three so we are going to work our way to the first gap and then just wait for me there if you are going to speed along so this double crochet your way to the first gap. Okay so we are almost there.

And now, one more. Okay so this is the first gap so what you are going to do is double crochet into that gap then just did chain one then go the other gap. So fold it, and so okay so now you can see it from this side so what you are going to do is just go an end and so wrap that will crochet going in pulling through, pulling through. So by doing that, you have just created now the sleeve hole so now, we are just going to work our way continue across. So we are double crocheting across the back.

So when we get to the next gap, what we are going to be doing the exact same thing. And so this point where you really start to see your sweater take shape. So I will be doing one more line with you on here ad then I'm going to set you free to do the remainder of the base of this sweater because again it’s identical line to all the way down.

Okay so there’s the gap so into the gap, for double crocheting. Okay so chain one and I'll fold it so you are just taking it and folding it and then just go right onto the gap on this side so right into the gap pulling it out oops and wrap your material into the gap pulling it through and through and then keep going to the end. Now you just created the sleeves on this side, the sleeve hole.

So that was line number seven. Now that you can see it, it really can start and seem to shaver that so you see your holes here for the sleeves. You see, this is the front of it.

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